Glamping — the fusion of glamour and camping — is the perfect way to reconnect with nature without sacrificing comfort. The French Alps lend themselves magnificently to the experience: imagine sleeping in a wood-heated dome facing the mountain peaks, a tipi nestled in the snow, or a Huttopia unusual tent open even in winter. Whether you explore the Aravis massif, Haute-Savoie, the Southern Alps or the Bauges, the glamping offer in the French Alps is vast. A mountain dome or an unusual tent awaits for a magical night under the stars — whatever the season.
Altipik — the eco-camping of the Aravis
Located at Mont Saxonnex on the slopes of the Aravis massif, Altipik is a small camping made up entirely of unusual accommodation — reconciling nature and comfort. It comprises 3 lodges with double beds and 2 family lodges sleeping up to 6. All are equipped with wooden floors, wood heating, lighting and a living area. Wi-fi, electricity, catering and a shared sanitary block with dry toilets and hot showers are shared with other guests.
Open: summer and winter · View and book online →
L’Écobivouac de Bernex — stargazing domes
In the forest of Bernex, the Alti-Dômes are small individual shelters with a “panoramic roof” designed for sleeping in a real bed under the open sky. The experience is deliberately raw: shared dry toilets, no running water or electricity on site. The ideal stay for a digital detox under the stars.
Open: summer and winter · View and book online →
Les Bulles d’Aulps — dome perched in the trees
Not far from the village of Saint-Jean-d’Aulps, on the edge of a forest on the south-facing slopes, these perched bubbles offer an experience somewhere between sleeping under the stars and a treetop cabin. Set in completely unspoilt nature, sightings of squirrels, roe deer and foxes within a few metres are not unusual.
Open: May to September · View the site →
Chéry Dôme — stargazing dome above Les Gets
On the heights above Les Gets, in the peaceful hamlet of La Sarre, Chéry Dôme offers a comfortable and cosy stay with magnificent views over Mont Blanc and the surrounding peaks — an ideal spot for stargazing. The dome sleeps 2–4 and is equipped with wi-fi, electricity, private toilet facilities and a wood stove for warmth, making it a viable winter option.
Open: summer and winter · View the site →
Ferme Rony — unusual stays on an organic farm
Ferme Rony is located at the gateway to the Vercors, at Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte. This organic farm offers farm camping with 2 tent pitches, 2 tipi-chalets and 2 prospector tents. The tipi-chalets are original pointed wooden chalets with kitchen facilities and sleeping for 4. The farm produces goat’s cheese, meat and artisan charcuterie from its own animals.
Open: May to September · View the site →
Alpin d’Hôme — luxury domes at Les Orres
These beautiful domes sit in the forest just above the Les Orres ski resort in the Southern Alps. Each dome offers a 40 m² premium bedroom in full nature, with a large picture window and a private terrace. Heated by a pellet stove for year-round comfort — the closest you can get to sleeping in the wild while retaining genuine hotel-standard comfort.
Open: year-round · View and book online →
Village Tipi — on the Bauges plateau
Set in full nature between forests, alpine meadows and peat bogs on the Revard plateau above Aix-les-Bains, the Village Tipi du Revard is an entire hotel, bar, restaurant, spa and leisure park under tipis. Savoyard cuisine made with quality local produce, mountain activities and a genuinely unusual setting — one of the most complete glamping experiences in the Northern Alps.
Open: summer and winter · View the site →
Verticalp Emosson — dome tents in an exceptional setting
Accessed by funicular and panoramic rack railway on the French-Swiss border facing Mont Blanc, VerticAlp Emosson is an extraordinary outdoor park where you can spend an unusual night in a dome tent. These cocoons, positioned on a wooden terrace with mountain views, offer complete immersion in nature — wind in the trees, birdsong, stars, nothing of the natural world escapes you.
Open: June to September · Discover the park →
Huttopia — comfortable glamping, summer and winter
If glamping in the Alps appeals, the Huttopia network deserves special mention. This group of nature camping sites offers trapper tents, Montana chalets and well-designed shared facilities (restaurant, pools) in exceptional Alpine settings. In the French Alps, sites are found on the shores of Lac d’Aiguebelette, at Bozel and Val Cenis at the foot of the Vanoise national park, at Bourg-Saint-Maurice at the gateway to Les Arcs, at Vallouise and in the Clarée valley (Hautes-Alpes), and on the shores of Lac de Serre-Ponçon. Some sites open in winter, others in summer only — check before booking.
Glamping in winter — addresses open in the cold season
Winter glamping in the Alps offers a radically different experience: the silence of the snow-covered mountain, the pure light of sunrise on the frost and the warm atmosphere of a wood fire. For this authentic “ski camp” experience, the Huttopia addresses are the reference. At Bozel and Bourg-Saint-Maurice in Savoie, and at Vallouise and in the Clarée valley in the Hautes-Alpes, you can stay in insulated heated wooden Montana chalets with wood stoves and ski racks — sleeping at the heart of the Vanoise or Écrins national parks, often with direct access to cross-country ski trails or shuttle services to the major ski domains.
Beyond Huttopia, Chéry Dôme at Les Gets is an excellent winter option for stargazing from a warm dome, as are the luxury domes of Alpin d’Hôme at Les Orres and the heated tipis at Altipik. Winter glamping is the opportunity to rediscover the mountains away from mass tourism, in a warm and intimate cocoon.
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